NASA is developing a "chemical laptop" that detects Star Trek's "extra terrestrial" extraterrestrial life body

"Jet Propulsion Research Laboratory (JPL)" involved in research and development and operation of NASA's unmanned probes etc. is a compact device for detecting extraterrestrial life formsChemical laptopIt is under development. It is a terminal that can be brought out to space by making the facilities of the laboratory as small as possible without limit, and it is being described as if it appears to be a device appearing in Star Trek.

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The chemical laptop is an item like a miniaturized facility of the laboratory, so to speak as it appears in Star Trek "Tricorder"That corresponds to. It is about the same size as a notebook PC, and it is packed with lightweight tools for chemical analysis.

"Chemical laptops are chemical analyzers that can change functions by programming like notebook PCs," said Fernanda Mora, one who is developing a chemical laptop. Chemical and laptops can be analyzed in various ways, including amino acids and fatty acids by putting in applications. Amino acids and fatty acids are important factors for the existence of life, but because they are sometimes found even in places where life does not exist, it is expected that if there is a chemical laptop the difference will be known.

This is a chemical laptop. Although it is named "laptop", the chemical laptop is not shut down even if water is applied, rather it is characterized by functioning by getting water. Analysis will start just by collecting samples and dissolving a few ice.


Specifically, when you take a sample, it adds water to it and heat it up to 100 degrees Celsius. Then mix the amino acid and the fluorescent dye that binds to the fatty acid.

Most amino acids on the earth are "left type", but researchers think that there must be extraterrestrials with amino acids of "right type", among the amino acids found in the universe It seems that you are paying attention to the ratio of "type" and "left type". According to Dr. Jessica Creamer working at JPL, "If 50% of the right type and the left type are found, it is considered that no creatures existed, but if there is bias on either side, even the stars outside the earth It will be evidence that life forms existed. "


Dr. Creamer said, "Since chemical laptops are the most sensitive of the devices sent from the earth to the universe, they will definitely be the first devices to find amino acids and fatty acids."